Reaver (3.5e Class)

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The Reavers have found ways of using the scythe that devastates all. A Reaver is the ultimate killer with a scythe and knows how and when to use them. They were an order created by Nerull, the God of Death himself. He created them for the sole purpose to reave all good souls so they can be brought back to fight for him. He has since died but the Reavers still grow in numbers and have found new ways of trapping the soul. A Reaver will usually work for necromancers or evil clerics. They see themselves as the bringers of death and some are, in fact, undead themselves so that they may help the destruction, and bring around a new order of death.

A Reaver is an expert with the scythe and knows how to use it. They are like rangers in a sense that they have a small amount of spells that work to their advantages and that they're aimed at a single target to slay a chosen foe. While rangers have many, a Reaver has but one: the living.

Abilities: Strength is important as their main weapon (the scythe) is a melee weapon. Wisdom is important because it helps the Reaver's spells.

Races: Humans and Elves mostly make up Reavers but it has been known for Dwarves, Haflings, Orcs, Gnomes and Half-Elves to become Reavers.

Soul Bound (Sp): The Reaver at 1st level is presented a scythe by his/her master. This scythe is then soulbound to the character and the character needs only think about his scythe (thinking that he had it) and it automatically teleports to his hands. It must be on the same plane though.(Treat As A Free Action)

Smite (Sp): At 1st level a Reaver gains the ability to Smite 1/day. This increases at 5th level and every 5 levels there after. This is exactly the same as a Paladins ability to smite evil but it instead gets the bonuses against creatures.

Unholy Strike (Sp): The Reaver can channel negative energy through his/her weapon. This does 1d6 negative damage and can be suppressed. This is always active.

Capture The Soul (Sp): At 6th level a Reaver can steal the souls of his opponents. When an enemy with HD equal to or less than your Reaver class levels, has less than 10 hit points, a Reaver that attacks, and succeeds can try and steal the soul of his opponent. The save is a Will save with the DC 10 + (Wisdom + your Reaver Level). If the soul is captured the character cannot be resurrected with out his/her soul.

Scythe's Might (Sp): "No one knows the power of a scythe like a Reaver". The Reaver uses the scythe like no other. The damage of the Reaver's soulbound scythe increases from 2d4 to 2d6. In the hands of anyone but the Reaver in which the scythe is bound to it's damage is 2d4.

Improved Unholy Strike (Sp): At 8th level a Reavers Unholy ability becomes more powerful. It functions exactly the same as Unholy Strike except it does 2d6 extra negative energy damage instead of the 1d6.

Death's Disciple (Su): At 10th level a Reaver has so much negative energy flowing through him he becomes slightly undead. He does not need to need to eat, sleep or breathe. The Reaver also gains a DR 5/holy and his scythe gains the Keen enhancement as long he holds the scythe. The Reaver, when he uses souls he has captured, gains +2 to either attack or damage.

Improved Capture The Soul (Sp): At 10th level a Reaver has learned how to improve their soul catching. They can activate this ability when a creature has 20 hit points or less instead of 10 hit points.

A Mask To Hide Behind (Sp): This works just like a druids thousand faces ability. It is usable at will so that an enemy that survives an Reaver encounter does not know the true face of the Reaver.

Scythe's Power (Sp): "Only the great may unlock the scythe's true potential". The Reaver knows scythes like no other and can see their hidden power. At level 13 the Reaver's scythe's power once again increases as he is the only one who can unlock this power. The scythe's damage increases from 2d6 to 3d6.

Greater Capture The Soul (Sp): At 14th level a Reaver has learned how to improve there soul catching even more. They can activate this ability when a creature has 30 hit points or less instead of 20 hit points.

Soul Stealer (Sp): At 18th level a Reaver has learned how to improve there soul catching even more. They can activate this ability when a creature has 40 hit points or less instead of 30 hit points.

A Reaper's Scythe (Sp): "Only a Reaver deserves a scythe." The Reaver's scythe reaches it's true potential. A reaver using his own scythe does 4d8 damage instead of 3d6. Reaver's scythe is more capable of bringing foes closer to death, thus gaining the Keen function again(DoubleKeen).

Harbinger of Death (Su): At 20th level a Reaver has become a master of death and no longer ages. He is immune to all aging spells. His damage reduction improves to DR 10/Holy.

Life in the Palm of your Hand (Sp): At 20th level a Reaver can capture the soul as long as his opponent has 50 hit points or less.

An Ex-Reaver cannot continue gaining levels as a Reaver and loses the ability to Capture Souls, the Unholy Strike attack (and its varients), and Smite Good.

Like a member of any other class, a Reaver may be a multiclass character, but multiclass Reavers face a special restriction. A Reaver who gains a level in any class other than Reaver may never again raise her Reaver level, though he retains all his Reaver abilities.

He killed them all... it was just like any other patrol, but when he came out of The Dross and attacked us with that wretched scythe of his we were doomed, thank Pelor I got out ali....

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—Argun, Sergent of the Town Guard last words

Reavers can be any where but they mostly are hired mercenaries for people that want people dead and stay dead.

Notables: Jarll Icengra is a Level 20 Reaver and the Grand Master of the Reavers Guild known as the Soul Stealers.

Organizations: A Reavers only organization is the Reavers Guild. If you want a Reaver to kill someone a Gather Information check DC 20 will get you the attention of one of their contractors that live in the city as if they know nothing of the Reavers and their Guild.